The American company SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying satellites for the US National Intelligence Service (NROL).
The launch was broadcast live on the company's page on X.
The rocket, part of the NROL-48 mission, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 10:38 a.m. local time (20:38 Moscow time).
The activities of NROL, which monitors US intelligence satellites, are strictly classified.
The parameters and descriptions of the satellites are not disclosed.